Affirmative Action Bans and Enrollment of Students From Underrepresented Racial and Ethnic Groups in U.S. Public Medical Schools
Authors: Michael Zema
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2022)

LettersNovember 2022Affirmative Action Bans and Enrollment of Students From Underrepresented Racial and Ethnic Groups in U.S. Public Medical SchoolsMichael Zema, MDMichael Zema, MDChattanooga, TennesseeSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/L22-0296 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR: It should not be surprising that the percentage of “underrepresented” students in public medical schools has decreased during the 10-year period after certain states implemented an affirmative action ban, as reported by Ly and colleagues (1). In the first paragraph of their article, the authors reference the Association of American Medical Colleges' 2021 fall applicant, matriculant, and enrollment data tables (2) in their claim that Black and Hispanic students remain underrepresented in medical schools relative to their proportion in the overall U.S. population. Indeed, as of the latest available data for 2021 to 2022 extracted from Table ...References1. Ly DP, Essien UR, Olenski AR, et al. Affirmative action bans and enrollment of students from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups in U.S. public medical schools. Ann Intern Med. 2022;175:873-8. [PMID: 35500257] doi:10.7326/M21-4312 LinkGoogle Scholar2. Association of American Medical Colleges. 2021 FACTS: fall applicant, matriculant, and enrollment data tables. 2022. Accessed at www.aamc.org/data-reports/students-residents/interactive-data/2021-facts-applicants-and-matriculants-data on 16 June 2022. Google Scholar3. U.S. Census Bureau. QuickFacts. 2022. Accessed at www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/US/PST045221 on 16 June 2022. Google Scholar4. Livingston G, Brown A. Intermarriage in the U.S. 50 years after Loving v. Virginia. Pew Research Center. 18 May 2017. Accessed at www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2017/05/18/intermarriage-in-the-u-s-50-years-after-loving-v-virginia on 16 June 2022. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Michael Zema, MDAffiliations: Chattanooga, TennesseeDisclosures: Disclosures can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=L22-0296. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoAffirmative Action Bans and Enrollment of Students From Underrepresented Racial and Ethnic Groups in U.S. Public Medical Schools Dan P. Ly , Utibe R. Essien , Andrew R. Olenski , and Anupam B. Jena Affirmative Action Bans and Enrollment of Students From Underrepresented Racial and Ethnic Groups in U.S. Public Medical Schools Dan P. Ly , Anupam B. Jena Metrics November 2022Volume 175, Issue 11Page: W146KeywordsAfrican American peopleHealth economicsHispanic peopleNative American peopleRacial and ethnic discriminationRacial and ethnic issuesStructural racismUndergraduates ePublished: 15 November 2022 Issue Published: November 2022 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2022 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...